A list of software resources for audio and video capture, creation, and production. Of course, you still need to host your podcast somewhere, but we’ll explain more about that later…
Windows
Audacity
Record, edit and produce audio podcasts
Price: Free
Camtasia Studio
Screencasting - Record anything on your screen as a movie
Price: $299 (retail)
Snapkast
Record and podcast your Powerpoint presentations
Price: $79
QuickTime Pro
Record, import, edit and compress audio and video
Price: $29
Continue reading ‘11 Software Applications for Podcasting’
OK, this has got to stop! But I can’t help but find out sort of information that I think could be of use to people, and like my mother, I cannot help but pass it on. I got this from reading Cliff Atkinson’s blog. Atkinson is the author of the book Beyond Bullet Points who now has added a blog and website to his holdings.
So here is a funky little tool called pocketmod.com which allows you to make and print a very small notebook from a single sheet of A4 (letter-size) paper. You get 8 sections to put different designs on (grid, lines, schedule etc.) and one of the designs is a storyboard layout (within the “Writing Guides” folder).
It’s wild. I tried it, went to the YouTube video to watch (a couple of times), how to put the thing together. Now of course, the question is whether or not I would ever use such a tool. It’s not the fact that it’s so retro, but I have a tendency to loose things, and carrying around a small piece of paper like this is probably not going to work. What do you think?
I followed a recommended link from one of the people who I follow on Twitter (one of the speakers I met at a recent computer conference who was also tweeting the ongoing sessions) and ended up here:
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” –Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
” misbehaving.net is a weblog about women and technology. It’s a celebration of women’s contributions to computing; a place to spotlight women’s contributions as well point out new opportunities and challenges for women in the computing field.”
I’m all for it, and may have to add this blog to one to start to check out.
When I heard that BlackBoard was making available a free app for the iPhone and iTouch, I thought it sounded like it might prove to very useful to students to enable them to check in on their course(s) while away from their computer.
So I went to iTunes this morning to download the app, and unfortunately, didn’t read the reviews until after the download. Here are a couple of snippets from a host of comments:
“I don’t really understand the point of this app. It doesn’t really display any real or useful data. You can use the app to browse clear down to individual grades for example , but then if you want to see the grade, it takes you to Safari where you have to go through the tedium of logging in and using the small iPhone screen to try to navigate…”
“Documentation is poor. Impossible to find PIN# or any resources to “sign up for Bbsync.” Apparently many options in the app are simply pointers to web links. As primitive and poorly conceived as the web apps. “
In fairness, there were some positive reviews such as:
“This app has great potential and that’s why I’m giving it three stars (out of 5). I have access to both Student and Instructor accounts using Bb Server v. 8.0.375.0 While I connect and sync multiple times using the Student account, my Instructor account gives me an “unknown error every time.”
“Don’t review it like you’ve emptied your bank account to download this. It’s not bad. Make sure you go on Bb on your computer and pick up your iPhone BbSync PIN so you can login. If you can’t see your stuff, that’s your school’s fault, not BlackBoard….That said this app could be much better”
So obviously the jury is still out, and may require one to go through the process of trying it for oneself.
Universal Design in Higher Education
I am working on converting a typical syllabus into one that is in a universal course design (UCD) format. One of the standard sections in the UCD guide is called “Academic Honesty”, and it suggests you enter a link to the appropriate university policy if one exists. The course I am working one will be an offering in an online program, and I was surprised to find that the appropriate section is entitled “Academic Dishonesty.” [emphasis mine]
I am aware that some people feel that too much is made of sematics, but in this case it makes me feel that the assumption in the policy is one of guilt rather than not.
Facebook
It strikes me that there are WORLDS apart from what is now being Generation F (Facebook Generation), and the Fortune 500. The very first characteristic held by Gen F is that all ideas compete equally. Seems to me it is the rare organization in which this is true, unless it is one recently formed by younger people.
Review the complete list of 12 characteristics yourself http://tinyurl.com/c4vld5
and see if you can figure out how those of us teaching in MBA programs can help bridge this gap.
Even though I told myself I was only going to blog one posting today, I can’t help but comment on Robin good’s article about how to send learge files w/o email.
I discivered the need to dor this kind of application a while ago when I needed to give people access to some Powerpoint point and other image files which were just too large for email too handle. Robing Good, who I love as a resource for a current and relevent take on what is happening in the today’s crazy [insane] world of communicaiton, has compiled a list of 15 different apps that provide the ability to
- send large files quickly
- store files online
I haven’t used any of the services Good writes about, but I have been using box.net as a location for file storage. I have often uploaded files that were too large to email, and then either gave selective access to people, or just uploaded files with open access for others.
I’d love to know if you have used any of the services and tools described in the article.
Hi.
I’m Elaine Garofoli, the Educational Technologist from the Sawyer School of Business, [insert photo], and I’m Michelle Bolser, Educational Technology Coordinator from the College of Arts and Sciences. [photo]
Since there are now two of us working at the University in this similar capacity, we thought it would be great if there was one location where we could post our thoughts, ideas, and “finds”, and also have people who read the blog have the opportunity to offer their comments, thus extending the conversation.
This blog will be about general interest technology news and information, and the intersections of technological innovations and culture, education, and life in general. I look forward to writing and keeping up with this as part of the pilot here at the College of Arts & Sciences!
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